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Lidocaine knee injection
A female asked:
Dr. John Goldmananswered
Rheumatology 57 years experience
What is diagnosis?: The pain can be to have a lot of causes. You need to be certain that the diagnosis is correct he may need a second opinion or see a rheumatologist
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653 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Peter Ihleanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 56 years experience
No, the lido only--: -penetrates superficially. also small doses of lido, or Marcaine injected into the knee along with a steroid does not effect the joints. the main comp... Read More
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933 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 66-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Rhoadesanswered
Family Medicine 50 years experience
Below: The only way to answer your question is to find the etiology of the pain.
This is impossible without an exam
If the pain continues, see your DR
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1.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 66-year-old member asked:
Dr. Karen Butleranswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Take it off: Yes everyone responds differently. Remove the kid often if it irritates you and talk again to your doctor for other treatment options
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1.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A male asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 51 years experience
Don't worry: You getting lidocaine will not affect him. There are other anesthetics we can use, or ice on the injection site for 5-6 minutes works well. And if th... Read More
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847 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edward Hellmananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 31 years experience
Surgery: At your young age, if you have a torn meniscus surgery is probably your best alternative to ensure a good long term result.
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2.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Certainly this would not be harmful. It's less certain it will still be effective -- probably, but maybe not.
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Answered Nov 27, 2022
A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gregory Harveyanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 40 years experience
Knee replacement: The doctor may have wanted to give you some pain relief. However, usually the decision is made by xrays, physical exam and symptoms.
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 72-year-old female asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 42 years experience
No need to hate dentists! You had knee surgery for Pete's sake! There are so many local anesthetics that can be used. It's possible the anesthesiologi... Read More
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Answered Nov 04, 2022
A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bojan Pavlovicanswered
Anesthesiology 22 years experience
Yes: You do not want to wear it more than 12 hours as wearing it all the time causes one to be resistant to it, as long as you do this you can wear it as l... Read More
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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